Mark Sears (born February 19, 2002) is an American

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player for the

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of the

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(SEC). He previously played for the

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High school career

Sears began his high school career at

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in Muscle Shoals, Alabama. In February 2019, he recorded 31 points, 12 rebounds and five assists in a 64–52 win over Bessemer City High School in the Class 6A Northwest Regional championship. As a junior, he led the team to the Class 6A state semifinal. In August 2019, it was announced that Sears was no longer enrolled at the school. He subsequently transferred to

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. As a senior, Sears averaged 14 points, three assists and five rebounds per game and helped lead Hargrave to the Final 4 of the Prep National Championship with a 37–4 overall record. He committed to playing college basketball for

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College career

Ohio

Sears came off the bench as a freshman, and began to see more minutes after

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was sidelined with a leg injury. Sears averaged 8.5 points, 2.8 rebounds and 3.4 assists per game, earning MAC All-Freshman Team honors. After Preston declared for the

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following the season, Sears was named the team's starting point guard going into his sophomore season. In the offseason, he worked on improving his shooting by attempting 15,000 three-point shots. On December 21, 2021, Sears scored 33 points in an 85–70 win over

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. He scored a career-high 37 points on March 21, 2022, in a 91–86 loss to Abilene Christian in the

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. Sears was named to the First Team All-MAC after the 2021–22 season. As a sophomore, he averaged 19.7 points, six rebounds and 4.1 assists per game. On March 30, 2022, Sears entered the transfer portal.

Alabama

On April 8, 2022, Sears announced that he had committed to

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Career statistics

College

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References

External links

Ohio Bobcats bioHargrave Military Academy Tigers bio
{{DEFAULTSORT:Sears, Mark 2002 births Living people American men's basketball players Basketball players from Alabama People from Muscle Shoals, Alabama Point guards Ohio Bobcats men's basketball players